Great baskets
Tees are marked
Very well maintained
Water comes into play on the front 4
Great use of elevation

Dirt tees
Holes 5-9 are very dull compared to 1-4
Confusing trek from 4 to 5
Very long hike back to the car from 9
Lots of kids to avoid while playing the front 4

If you were to imagine what a perfect, sparsely wood course would be like you couldn't do much better than the front four holes at Carleton. They have it all: blind drives, rolling hills, water coming into play on all four, decent length, mown fairways, the list could go on. For this reason the final 5 holes are such a let down. You finish hole four (the best on the course) and then begin to wander up the hill looking for #5 and when you do find it... well it's a let down. Open, boring, everything that's bad about sparsely wood holes. There are woods lining 6-8 but they never really threaten your drive. The wind could certainly come into play on the finial five, but beyond that, one blind pin, and distance there really isn't anything special about the top. Once you hole out on 9 your second trek begins back to your car. At least this time walk back though the perfect little park were you started.